Rat trap



' s. KANEKO 1,777,974

Oet. 7, 1930.A

RAT TRAP Filed may 25, 192

JIYYENTOH Shinuemon .Kaneko ATTORNEY Patented Yoeefnf-1930 f il www@ .filet-Ilia# 25,

heinyentionrelates tolratltraps and has `V for Jitslobj ect to p royide aftrap y(thatV can' be i 'made to assume two forme, `which can be,

radilyi convertedfrom 'one form into the furtherobject ofthe inventionl isto'provide aftrap kwhich Willf prevent` the ratap# iiroa'c'hiiiggi from the' rear to liaye readyaccess to .thefbai-t to :spring the*y tra-p and `thereby friglitfthe irait; I

The invention consists in the consti-uc* tions andjarrangement' of lparts yas herein- Vafter describedrand pointedv out in the claims.

" f Fig. 8 is a detail viewof a l .V of-'bait carrier and L"itsfsupport;, and

. designate views:

.Y Reference ,isjhad lto the accompanying drawingforming` apart` of the specification, and inwhich similar characters of references Figure l is aside View of the improvement ;y

Fig. 21s a pla'nV1eW;..

l Y, Fig-'.4 isa sideyiew partly section, showing the bait carrier and supportshown 1n 5 3, applied thereto.

Referring t FigsQl and 2, l and 6 are two -v 'QU-shaped frames connectedtogether bybolt -2r and upon Whiohframe 6 is'piyoted'.` The A- frame'. l' extendsV rearwardly beyond ythe F30 frame 6 andY itsmembers are vvconnected by yboltr. Two springs tend 5, are Coiledon Y the bolt 2 and each has one endengaging the frame 6 and its other end engaging the" bolt 3.", PivotallyV and removablymonnted. .nn-the bolt 2 between the springs and '5, .L

`is a rearwardly nclinedLI-shaped support-y ing memberk 7. yThe L-shapel member 7 i has at about the mddleolf its length a U- shaped. piece, the members of which are "il, Whose lower endsare mounted Von the kbolt 3. The links 11 are angular and at the Y junction of their members are provided with openings l0 for ay purpose Whichtwill be hereinaterdescribed. f

The downwardly. inclinedfbalit plate 14' has at its upper end an, upwardly projecting' member lwhich has on its rear side aV shoullCorrespondng parts in yof the` @dined vfomy ilartthoseas apertured Vto receive the boit l2. Upon this bolt l2 are mounted the upper ends of .linksderf'and is pivoted on the bolt l2 between the memberofjthe `AU-shap'ed piece 9 of the" supi porting i L-sliaped' member 7 .i 'The `bait l plate 14 isproydefd at itslfront endwithlmeansf "19 for attaching the baitthereto# The L'shaped member 7 has* piyotallymouiited 'on'r its rear end the p arm 16 and the hook (-17.A f* *Thfearm i6 is for engaging the shonldr'ef'thememberl5 Vto hold the trapy sett `and lthe hookl7 is for engaging the framewhenever desired to Lhold` 'the frame elevated.

" 'lo set thev trap thekframeBisswungnpc to theposition shown in dotted linesin Fig. landthe arm 16 swungfover the frame into engagemen-tjwith `the shoulder a/:of the. mem ber l5 of the bait plate; asalsofshown in dotin engagenrent With Vthe member; 15 ='as`'d'el g scribed;4 itk overlies the vendolthe frame-f6 andthe frame isheldrais'ednndthistrap set. The trap'v shownin vFig.` "llrisithe 'same as 'thatfshowninfFigsi' fl 'and' 2; 'except Ithat it has "the bait carrier" andrearyvardly extend# ing-I supporting member `v shown =in`A detail f in Fig; 3,"appliedthfe'reto1 kThe bait'carrierlia has-a .downwardly extending `member 1521,

n' which dat" itsr` rupper end4 a shoulder This member y15il ispivote'd onl 'thefbo'lt 129 between the members of' they 'U-'shape'd piece Y hates'l at the :Uishaped ypiece QE" and has p'ixf# oted theretof'an firm' lgand a hook'- =17 sim'- 1 I hoivn in Figs, 1 and 2 Vvand Ffo'r thesameipurpose '1' v fi 5]2 i Toapfply'the forni of bait carrier andsuppqrting member show-n iii-Fig?` 3 tothe trap shown in Figs. l and 2, to'form theti'ap shown' in Figflr;the fL'lshape'd'member 7 is disen gaged fromthe bolt 2and the bait plate'14 and the links are removed by removingthe bolt 12;` The vmer'nber15il ofthe baitoarrier 14k.a `-isfthenmounted on the bolt 12a between f the members of theU-shap'edpiece 9 of the L"-s'lizqiecl-member7a. r Itis to be understood pivotingfth'e bait carrier 'lilof the Lshaped member 7a." "'lhe'linlks` V11 arethenpmounted onthe ends-ofthe said bolt and are connected Witlitlre l bolt. 3 at thek junction off theirY` inem bersby means of the openingsilO.` i kIt 4Willjibe mountedonthebaseiramma bait vcarrier plv.-

oted'to :the rearwardly extending member yseen that inthis formof the trap," botli` the bait carrierv and L-shaped member are held. inahorizontalposition.v

It will thus be seen that the trap can be made to assume two forms, randthat the change Vfrom one form t0 the yother Canbe' readily and quicklyfmade. It willaljso be seen `that by. my feonetrueeion T'the rat is prevented `from readily getting aceess to the'bait .gie

from the -rear of the trap to trip'the trap,

which resn'ltsmerely theirlat.;

Whatis Claimed is: i

1..,In` a'rat trap, agbase frame, avpiveted and springl pressed frame onthebase frame, an L-shaped and rearwardly extending member., links connecting the rearwardly extend- .member with thejrear ende of the'base frame, a .bait earrier'liavng an Iapproximatey right angularhfmember pivoted .to the 20 lg-rslicped member .fior engaging `tbe `riglit angular Vmember ,of tlie bait ycarrierfor boldingth'e tralcrset"- f f f 2. In a l.rat trap., .albasle iframe, fa' Apivoted4 andspring ,pressedrrame .mountedon the base frame','a Y rearwardly extending v.member l intermediate foffts ends,,pivoted means ear-V ried by .the vrearwandly 4e;tending nmember for engagingtbe lbaitcarrier.forholding tbe trap .setandlinklfike .,membersv-piivoted tothe :rearwardly extending Vi'nemloer fand fliafvingmveans 'wv/hereby V,they may lbe V .adjustablysecured to the .rear endofthetbase-rame.`

f basetrame, .aa rearwardlyfextending member `pivuted to .the `base trame, Va bait .carrier piv- `otedtol v,thefrealrwardly .extending member. 0' and having a projeetion, ipiveted.. means car-Y Y ried bytheifrearwandly extendngmemberfor signature 3, Ln-fagratjtrap,Qabaseelirame, riveted e and .spring-pressed..frame "mounted .onV A,the

plate having its members lconnected by a bolt, a U-sbaped'framepivoted lin thebasefframe a short distance from its mear emits,l springs boiled on "the pivt of said-rame'andlhaving y y "their 'front ends engaging the .pivoted frame l y and'oheirrearfmdsengaging'thegeonneoting jv f boltv of the base iframe, apvoted.LshapedVV member removably mounted on the pvotkoi tlief pivotal* 'frame member between saidV fsprin-gseaidllsbfaped member having fat; its.. 'sof middlel a U-sha'pedv element., abaitsloarrier pivo'ted lbetween the members oit" said; element e.

and Vhaving an upwardly `projeeting member, an armpivoted onfthe Lr-fehaped member for engaging the member 4Vofthe bait carrier, and

pivot of 4the bait e'arrier;l .e .e

l In .testimony whereof I 'herenntof'alnr my engaging,tfhefsjprng. pressed frame ,tol'hol'd r if; it.iraised,.agpivoted member carried. by the Vrearwardly extendingmemberior engaging v r'erpivoted 5to the'L-shapedimember #and iYY*hamngfai-projecting member latinas pivot-eid.- Y Y end,'a.fhoekpivotedto the L-sllapedgmember 1 .45 "the` prejfectifon the baitA fcarrienl'inlr-like members drawing .their Lipper lends pivoted to the, rearwardly .j entending v membere,l and neetion ;between-said v'n iember and Jframe.' l

i4, A' rattrap, Ateoniprising abase U'shapedr- Y frame having fthe'memb'ensy eonneete'd Aby =a bolt, 'a pivotedV and spring4 pressed U-shafped `:trame .'h-aving .tsmemberspivoted to tlielbase .rame a distance fram the rear yend ofthe said .fra-me, van I fshajpedmember :rearwardly menn'ted'aon the; pivnt `of the spring. pressed n,

ira-me and extending rear-wardly, a vbait cartorengagingtlieepringpressedframe to :held

.member-and 'a'daptedtosengagetheprojleee- Y' i member. .ofgtlie fbait carrier, and .link like 4.

. .S5 links mounted-on ythe* base frameandonfthe Y 

